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Origin of Everything : Self-Creation
science |ˈsīəns| noun the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. evolution |ˌevəˈloō sh ən| noun 1 the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
The idea of organic evolution was proposed by some ancient Greek thinkers but was long rejected in Europe as contrary to the literal interpretation of the Bible. Lamarck proposed a theory that organisms became transformed by their efforts to respond to the demands of their environment, but he was unable to explain a mechanism for this. Lyell demonstrated that geological deposits were the cumulative product of slow processes over vast ages. This helped Darwin toward a theory of gradual evolution over a long period by the natural selection of those varieties of an organism slightly better adapted to the environment and hence more likely to produce descendants. Combined with the later discoveries of the cellular and molecular basis of genetics, Darwin's theory of evolution has, with some modification, become the dominant unifying concept of modern biology. 2 the gradual development of something, esp. from a simple to a more complex form. Charles Darwin never claimed to know the origin of life or the origin of the universe. Darwin's theory of evolution was developed to explain the diversity and evolution of species through genetic mutation, by the means of natural selection. For science to explain all aspects of how the universe, earth, humankind and everything else in our observable universe came about, it has to be broken down to specific areas with various hypotheses and experiments. Use the "Topics Menu" to explore various areas of science, including the origin of the universe, the origin of life, the origin of unicellular organisms, DNA and more. |
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